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Self‐disclosure and its relationship to marital intimacy
Author(s) -
Chelune Gordon J.,
Vosk Barbara N.,
Waring E. M.,
Sultan Faye E.,
Ogden J. Kirby
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198401)40:1<216::aid-jclp2270400143>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - psychology , self disclosure , marital therapy , marital relationship , sample (material) , variance (accounting) , marital status , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , population , chemistry , demography , chromatography , sociology , accounting , business
Examined the relationship between marital intimacy and self‐disclosure from a multidimensional framework within a sample of 10 clinical and 10 nonclinical married couples. The linear combination of various parameters of self‐disclosing behavior was able to account for 71.7% ( R = 0.853) of the variance in intimacy ratings derived from a structured interview. Results are discussed in terms of both the role that self‐disclosure plays in the development of marital intimacy and its therapeutic benefits and limitations in marital therapy.